‘The Son’ Director Florian Zeller Boards TV Adaptation Of Tony Award-Winner ‘The Lehman Trilogy’

Shirley Ballas, 62, faces accusations of “bias” after the Strictly Come Dancing head judge gave Ellie Taylor a five out of 10 points for her performance on Saturday night.The comedian and her partner Johannes Radebe paid homage to Cher in the film Mermaids for Movie Week.However, Shirley was left unimpressed as she stated she was not accepting “heel leads” going forward in the BBC hit show.Shirley said: "We are going into week three.“You did a natural top, and the first step of every step was a heel lead.“So as of today, I’m not accepting - and that goes for everybody else - I am not accepting any heel leads.”But Shirley’s criticism of Ellie sparked debate on social media, as Strictly viewers voiced their opinion on her remarks.Some online users claimed Shirley was biased towards male contestants, while others defended the judge in her scoring.Wandoful said: “Shirley literally needs to take a chill pill.“It’s week 3, not week 10.Think it’s cruel the way she speaks to the female contestants but not the male ones…Wonder why that is… #Strictly”Scddevereaux added: “I hope Ellie Taylor knows how much we love her and how upset we are at how Shirley speaks to her #Strictly”Scddaylight tweeted: “Shirley being extremely critical of Ellie T but giving Richie an 8 is frustrating and shows her bias towards male contestants and I’m sick of it  #Strictly”Mitchener1Ryan responded: “Nah I’m not buying this take, I thought Ellie danced okay… and her critique was constructive.”Itsamberc_ argued: “In fairness though Ellie isn't great.“The first thing you learn in cha cha is no heel leads and she did so many.“She's not being harsh, she's being honest so she can improve which is what a judge does I don't understand the hate tbh.”But in spite

Tom Aspinall has revealed that he has been working with Cristiano Ronaldo's former surgeon as he hopes for a successful return to the Octagon in the wake of a nasty knee injury suffered at UFC London in July.

Erik ten Hag has failed to make the same sacrifice that Sir Alex Ferguson made whilst he was in charge of Manchester United. Accommodating Cristiano Ronaldo in his side has been something that the new Red Devils boss has not been willing to do. However, the 37-year-old has hit back at that policy by scoring the winner against Everton on Sunday.

The field for NASCAR’s Round of 8 playoffs was finalized Sunday after Christopher Bell crossed the finish line in first place at the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Bell held off Kevin Harvick in the overtime portion of the Bank of America Roval 400 to join Chase Elliott as the only two drivers to clinch a spot in the next round of the playoffs with a victory.  Elliott won the YellaWood 500 at Talladega last weekend. Christopher Bell, driver of the No.

ABC senior national correspondent Terry Moran was less confident about the Democratic Party’s candidates this November during "This Week" Sunday. The main topic was the 2022 midterm elections which are less than one month away and could decide which political party will control Congress.Though co-moderator Martha Raddatz remarked on recent rebounding efforts by Democratic candidates over the summer, Moran claimed that the time has long passed.

Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., the New York GOP gubernatorial nominee, says that two people were shot outside his Long Island home on Sunday. Suffolk County Police tell Fox News that the shooting happened around 2:20 p.m.

Loose Women panellist with life-changing facial injuries – was in the process of being recalled to prison for breaching his conditions when he went on the run from police.READ MORE: Katie Piper rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after husband spots hole in her eyeA Probation Service spokesman has since told The Mirror that they are working closely with police to imprison the convict once again.They told the publication: “We are urgently working with the police to bring the offender back to prison where he’ll face longer behind bars.”Back in 2008, Sylvestre attacked the blonde bombshell, 38, in Golders Green, North London with acid following the orders of her obsessive former boyfriend Daniel Lynch.He was just 19-years-old at the time of the attack and one year later, he was sentenced to life and told he would serve a minimum of six years.The convict became eligible for parole back in 2015 but his application was later blocked after he was deemed unfit for release.But that didn’t stop him from pushing for his release and he submitted a further application in 2018 which was granted and freed under the condition that he stayed away from the mum-of-two.In 2019, he was recalled to prison over an unrelated incident only to be granted parole just 12 months later and released.By then, Sylvestre had married mum-of-one Danielle Burke while he lived in jail.Katie – who was awarded an OBE for charity and burns services – was attacked on the orders of her former obsessive boyfriend Daniel Lynch.Her ex was jailed for life with a minimum of 16 years and cannot be considered for release until 2025.The attack left Katie needing 400 operations to treat her serious facial burns.

Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd had a few heavy conversations after reuniting following a roaring round of applause for the "Back to the Future" stars during a panel discussion at New York Comic Con.

in their defeat to Arsenal on Sunday after boss Jurgen Klopp revealed Luis Diaz and Trent Alexander-Arnold will be out injured for the foreseeable future. The Reds lost 3-2 to the Gunners in a fiercely contested Premier League game, making a title charge virtually impossible as they sit 14 points off the top of the table.

Liverpool currently find themselves closer to the relegation zone than they do to the top four after their defeat against Arsenal.The Reds started the season with ambitions of challenging Manchester City at the top of the Premier League. But those expectations might have to be revised after a beginning to the campaign which has seen Jurgen Klopp's side pick up 10 points from eight matches.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left swooning over Nikita Kuzmin and Carlos Gu’s sensual dance routine as Adam Lambert performed his brand-new chart topping single.During Sunday’s BBC One results show, all 14 celebrities waited to learn their fate as to whether they would survive another week on the dance competition.In between the tense dance-off announcements, the Queen frontman took to the stage to perform his latest hit song Mad About The Boy on the show.READ MORE: Claudia Winkleman teases Strictly format change after controversial dance offWhile viewers listened to the impressive vocals of the Broadway singer, the pro dancers danced around him – and it’s fair to say fans loved their same-sex collaboration.Taking to Twitter, viewers couldn’t help but gush over the pair, as many called for the pair to become a permanent dancing duo on the show.One user penned: “I didn’t know I needed it...but Nikita and Carlos just served #Strictly.”Another agreed: “I think Adam, Carlos and Nikita have collectively broken the internet #Strictly.”A third chimed in with: “Adam Lambert’s performance and Nikita’s & Carlos’s dance [two fire emoji] absolutely stunning all round #Strictly.”Meanwhile, one user pointed out: “I loved Carlos but Nikita was another level in the dance.

BBC’s The Apprentice back in 2013 appearing on the show at the young age of 22. The Welsh contestant was fired by Lord Alan Sugar in a memorable moment - but it's not slowed him down whatsoever.

TOWIE star Elliott Wright shared the joyous news on Instagram on Sunday evening. The heartfelt image included their three-year-old son Billy kissing the expecting mum’s growing baby bump.The adorable snap was captioned: “Over five months of growing, forever to love you. READ MORE BBC Apprentice 'flop' Alex Mills has £16m empire making him richest contestant ever “We can’t wait to meet you our darling baby.”Their post was met with an allegiance of support and love from various friends and family.The now restaurant owner revealed they had “prayed” for another addition to their beautiful family after sadly suffering a loss five months into Sadie previous pregnancy.Describing it as "the worst year of my life" Elliot added: "It is with the heaviest of hearts that we tell you the devastating news that we had a miscarriage and lost our baby boy at five months on Wednesday."We would like to thank everyone who looked after us and our beautiful baby at St Thomas's Hospital, especially our midwife Camella having you by our side helped us more than you could possibly know."We really thank you for all your condolences at this terribly sad time but ask for privacy as family whilst we grieve the loss of our beautiful baby boy."Revealing how he knew that Sadie was the one, Elliot admitted that it was how well she got along with his two children Olivia and Elliot.The couple have been married since 2017 after getting engaged after 10 months of dating and share a son Billy.Elliott hasn't had an easy few years as alongside the miscarriage he also saw an arson attack on his Marbella restaurant and tragically lost his dad to coronavirus.

AFI Fest said Tuesday that its lineup for the upcoming 2022 edition will include red-carpet premieres for six films including the latest movies from Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo del Toro as well as the Harvey Weinstein exposé story She Said and Florian Zeller’s The Son starring Hugh Jackman.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Florian Zeller, the French filmmaker behind the Oscar-winning “The Father” and “The Son,” is set to make his TV debut with the adaptation of Stefano Massini’s play “The Lehman Trilogy.” Zeller will write, direct and co-produce the series under his newly formed Blue Morning. Lorenzo Mieli at The Apartment Pictures, a Fremantle company, and Domenico Procacci at Fandango are executive producing the series. The pair previously teamed on the acclaimed series “My Brilliant Friend” based on the Elena Ferrante novels. Massini’s epic drama charts the history of one of the global financial institutions that helped spark the 2008 recession. The original production inspired Sam Mendes to stage an English-language version of Massini’s five-hour play. Adapted by Ben Power, the production won five Tony Awards earlier this year, including prizes for Sam Mendes’ direction and for the lead performance of Simon Russell Beale.

Skyfall director Sam Mendes has said he thinks a woman should direct the next James Bond film.The filmmaker discussed the future of the 007 franchise after producer Barbara Broccoli had said the next actor to play James Bond would be male.In an interview with Deadline, Mendes said that he thinks the director of the next film “has to evolve” after discussing Daniel Craig’s exit from the franchise.“I don’t envy Barbara having to follow Daniel’s [Craig] five movies,” Mendes began. “He reinvigorated the franchise but the franchise is so huge that it’s very difficult for a younger actor to step into that.”Referring to the director specifically, the filmmaker added: “I think that the actor playing Bond is going to evolve, the director has to evolve.

You could argue that Daniel Craig’s run as James Bond is highlighted by Sam Mendes’ “Skyfall.” Moreso than the other films over the actor’s tenure as 007, “Skyfall” seems to be the high watermark for the franchise in recent years. So, when you talk about where the James Bond franchise needs to go in the future, now that Craig is no longer involved, Mendes seems like a good person to ask.

Sam Mendes was writing the screenplay for what would become Empire of Light and he’d hit a wall.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter On the stage at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Harry Styles is a bonafide rock star, brimming with swagger and self confidence. But Styles, the actor, was more soft spoken while accepting an acting award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Styles was a man of few words as he, along with the cast of “My Policeman,” received the ensemble award at the festival’s Tribute Awards on Sunday.  “Thank you so much to everyone here on behalf of all of us for this wonderful, wonderful award,” said Styles, who stars in the romance drama as a closeted police officer. “We all loved working on this film so much. And we hope you enjoy it.”